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Glorious misdirection on the part of Our Great Rulers, innit? Pretend there's some kind of burger-related controversy and it'll overshadow the gross injustices Osborne is wreaking on the country. </parky>

I know, I know, but...

On a bed of mashed potatoes. And mashed beans. With gravy.

Mr. Muscle wept

The Infinite Monkey Cage is back and v. good as usual. Obviously you have to put up with Brian Cox's voice, but it's diluted by the several guests on each episode. http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/timc

I miss ticking and/or tinkling the old ivories. Very therapeutic.

I thought Abeid might make the greid grade too, to be honest. Shame.

Hey, there's colours on that plate other than "orangey-beige". It's progress.

Then I take it back, a 40% SNP / 5% UKIP vote seems like something of an anomaly in the other direction.

You'd need a liver transplant within two months.

I've done you a tailored search on Rightmove for the specific area you're after. Hope this helps.

http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/celebrity/pope-john-paul-ii-completed-jet-set-willy-2013062172991

Probably not worth its own thread and probably most suited to this one, I guess: http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/the-last-mystery-of-the-financial-crisis-20130619?print=true

Decent start.

I've stayed here before, but that definitely wins. Can also vouch for airbnb, by the way. We stayed in two lovely places in Malmö through there and will be doing the same in Leuven later in the year.

Life behind the Iron Curtain, boring? Nonsense!

CT, this Saturday night:

Saw Holly Williams tonight, cheap 'n' cheerful gig in a sweaty basement bar. Very nice.

http://www.pornmd.com/sex-search Iceland is a bit of an eye-opener.

I guess you're a bit far from Gosforth High Street to justify going to the Gosforth Chippy? If it's a hangover emergency then it could be worth the effort I suppose. (NB. I can't guarantee it'll actually be open either. )